Christopher Lynch, Vice-President for Economic Development and Tourism at the Irvine
Chamber of Commerce, oversees the Chamber programs to attract, retain and incubate
businesses in Irvine as well as to promote tourism. In 2012, he was named Small Business
Champion of the Year by the Orange County/Inland Empire district office of the Small
Business Administration.

From 2004-2009, Mr. Lynch directed the economic development and governmental affairs
programs of the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce, including an award winning series
of entrepreneur-investor conferences.

EDUCATION

Senior Leadership Training, US Department of State, Foreign Service Institute

Certificate in Quality Management, Belmont University

MA (Economics), Virginia Tech

BS (Foreign Service), Georgetown University

PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2005 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Golden Gate University

2009 - Present: Vice-President, Irvine Chamber of Commerce

2004 - 2009: Executive Vice-President, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

2002 - 2004: Owner, C Lynch International

1978 - 2002: Us Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Authored more than twenty published economic studies on Chile, Spain and El Salvador

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Chairman of the Board of the German-American Business Association of California

Member, Board of Directors, American Chambers of Commerce in El Salvador and Hamburg,
Germany

HONORS & AWARDS

Small Business Champion of the Year, Santa Ana Region, SBA (2012)

Won three awards for management excellence from US Department of State